Week of November 15th

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The Rural Housing Service has a new leader. Administrator Altoro was the CEO and executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the state’s agency for administering low income housing tax credits...

Save the Date – 2022 LeadingAge Kansas Spring Conference and ExpoThe Spring Expo will be held Thursday April, 14, 2022 in Wichita, KS We have been gearing up with planning for the 2022 LeadingAge Kansas...

Let’s give the newest to the membership a warm welcome. Lawrence Presbyterian Manor welcomes Dawn Smith as their new Executive Director. If you’d like to contact Dawn her email is dmsmith@pmma.org.DavaLynn Joy joins Catholic Care Center...

CMS is offering Pocket Guides to assist providers in assessing and coding self-care and mobility, falls, and pressure ulcers/injuries. The pocket guides provide a quick reference for important terms and definitions that promote coding accuracy. These resources are for providers in Home Health Agencies (HHAs), and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Topics: Pocket...

The states’ KMAP system will transition to a new processing and payment system effective January 18, 2022. As part of the system change, Medicaid providers should have recently received a new KMAP Provider Number....

I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)  Following the Nov. 5th House passage of infrastructure legislation, news outlets kept tabs on...

McKesson, Value First’s preferred distribution partner, supply chain update: The Abbott BinaxNow continues be under allocation however the Quidel Quickvue tests are now available.  The BD Veritor test kits are no longer under allocation restrictions...

If your organization provides HCBS-funded services, please read this November 15th memo on complying with the HCBS Settings Rule. Important dates: June 1, 2022 – Must submit evidence through the Community Connections KS Project Portal (log in...

LeadingAge co-signed a letter, along with 11 long-term care and post-acute provider organizations, to request the U.S. Department of State (DOS) take specific actions to prioritize immigrant visas for nurses who have approved petitions....

The University of Kansas School of Nursing is seeking nursing homes nationwide to participate in a NIH-funded research study testing a new online version of the evidence-based Changing Talk (CHAT) communication training program. CHAT educates staff...

Electronic Payments Save Time and Money and Allow AP to Focus on Mission-Critical TasksJoin presenter Mike Doerr of Paymerang for this webinar on Thursday, November 18th at 1:00 PM. Objectives:Accounts Payable (AP) departments are busier than ever, and AP leaders...